Friday, December 04, 2009
Gus HillAnother look at the great Indian Club swinger, Gus Hill and some of his fabulous clubs. I can't say much for his outfit but the shoulder development from regular club work should be evident.
Labels: Gus Hill, Heavy Indian Clubs, Indian Club Swinger, Indian Clubs, Wooden Indian Clubs
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tom BurrowsThe Australian club swinging champion Tom Burrows is shown here swinging a pair of heavy (6-8 pound) clubs. Burrows was a master of endurance club swinging, being able to do so -- without stopping -- for days at a time.
Labels: Endurance Club Swinging, Endurance Feat, Heavy Indian Club Swinging, Heavy Indian Clubs, Tom Burrows
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Wooden MeelsIndian and Iranian Wrestlers have been swinging Heavy Wooden Indian Clubs for centuries in order to build upper body strength and stamina. These are know as Mils, Meels or Jori depending on which country you may be in at the time. Either way swinging these are one hell of a workout.
This pair weighs 20 pounds each - we may have them available at some point as well. Otherwise, you can see large wooden clubs very similar to these in action in the Physical Body Indian Wrestling DVDs.
Labels: Heavy Indian Club Swinging, Heavy Indian Clubs, Indian Physical Culture, Indian Wrestling, Meels, Wooden Meels
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Nail-Studded MeelsIndian wrestlers swing heavy clubs known as Jori to build their upper body strength and stamina. As if the heavy clubs are not enough of a challenge, just to keep things extra strict, the strongest wrestlers are able to swing heavy nail-studded meels such as these.
Labels: Heavy Clubs, Heavy Indian Club Swinging, Heavy Indian Clubs, Indian Physical Culture, Jori, Meels, Nail Studded Meels
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
Professor Harrison"... We learn that Mr. Harrison first began to use the clubs three years ago, at which time his muscular development was not regarded as being very great, his measurements being: round the chest 37-1/2 inches, round the upper arm 13-7-8ths inches, and round the forearm 13-1/4 inches.Professor Harrison of London was a well-known gymnastics and physical culture teacher who was honored by Queen Victoria for his physical prowess. It was watching Professor Harrison expertly swing his heavy "war clubs" which inspired Sim Kehoe to bring club swinging back to America and promote it on a wide scale.
The clubs with which Mr. Harrison commenced weighed about seven pounds each; he has advanced progressively until he can now wield with perfect ease two clubs. each weighing 37 pounds, and his heaviest weighing 47 pounds.
The effects of this exercise on the wielder's measurements are as follows: round the chest 42-1/2 inches, the upper arm 15 inches, and the forearm 14 inches. At the same time, his shoulders have increased immensely, and the muscles of his mid-section which were weak when he first used the clubs, are now well-developed and powerful. In short, all the muscles of the trunk have been improved by this exercise."
Professor Harrison
Featured in The Illustrated London News
August 14th, 1852
Labels: Club Swinging, Heavy Indian Club Swinging, Heavy Indian Clubs, INdian Club Exercises, Indian Club Swinging, Indian Clubs, Professor Harrison, Sim D. Kehoe
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Monday, March 30, 2009
 Heavy Clubs | Although there actually were a few outlets for finding commercially-made wooden indian clubs, many, like this one, were custom made by local craftsmen. This was especially true of heavier clubs -- those weighing five pounds or more. This particular style of club was popular during the late 1800s and can be seen in the background here. The heavier clubs were very popular among wrestlers and boxers for building shoulder strength. -- something they are still very effective for accomplishing. (You'll want to master the light clubs first though, before moving on to heavier clubs.) |
Labels: Custom Indian Clubs, Heavy Indian Clubs, Indian Club Workout, Indian Clubs, Shoulder Exercise, Shoulder Strength, Wooden Clubs
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Dr. RouhetDr. Rouhet, the great French physical culture instructor, shows off his ability and his training equipment. His favorite feat was to muscle out a 44-pound French ring weight which he does here while also pressing a huge globe dumbbell. Among the other great oldtime equipment, note the heavy indian club on the left. The picture dates to 1910.
Labels: Dr. Georges Rouhet, Dr. Rouhet, French Strongman, Globe Barbell, Globe Dumbbell, Heavy Indian Clubs, Muscle Out, Physical Culture, Press
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Saturday, March 07, 2009
Traditional Athletics:Indian ClubsMany countries represent their traditional sporting events on their stamps. Here's one from Afghanistan showing an athlete swinging large indian clubs (also called Meels).
Labels: Heavy Indian Club Swinging, Heavy Indian Clubs, Indian Clubs, Meels, Stamp, Traditional Exercise
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Monday, March 31, 2008
Traditional Indian Club TrainingThe swinging of "jori and gada" (heavy indian clubs and maces) holds a special place in the ancient art of Kushti - (Traditional Indian Wrestling and Physical Culture Training.)
In the akharas (wrestling gyms) these traditional impliments are decorated in many unique ways. Some are painted with lively decorative patterns, others, used only by the most skilled masters, are studded with nails. Some of these decorative indian clubs weigh as much as 35 KG.
Labels: Akharas, Challenge Weight, Decorative Indian Clubs, Equipment, Gada, Heavy Indian Clubs, Indian Clubs, Indian Wrestling, Jori, Kushti, Wrestling
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